Taylor Swift Named CMA Entertainer Of The Year

First Published: November 10, 2011 9:10 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Caption Taylor Swift poses in the press room at the 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 9, 2011Taylor Swift is the Country Music Associations entertainer of the year. Swift leaped from her seat with her arms in the air and jumped up and down before hugging her mother and good friend Tim McGraw. Swift won the award for the second time. The international crossover sensation who has sold more than 20 million albums by the age of 21 also won the CMAs top honor in 2009. Swift becomes the second woman to win entertainer of the year twice at the CMAs, joining Barbara Mandrell. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.